'Voltaire' and 'Rousseau'. A pair of patinated bronze figures on square black marble bases. France, 19th century. H. 39 cm. (2)
François-Marie Arouet, 1694–1778, best known by his pseudonym Voltaire, was a French philosopher, author, playwright and social critic. Voltaire was one of the Enlightenment's great philosophers and a great champion of free speech and human rights.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1712–1778, was a Swiss-French philosopher, writer and composer who has had a decisive influence on modern Western civilization.
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Varia, furniture & carpets, 1 March 2017
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